Chapter\u00a0552<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0552\u00a0<\/p>\n
Judy\u2019s\u00a0POV<\/p>\n
+25\u00a0BONUS\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u00a0should\u00a0have\u00a0known\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0where\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0gone\u00a0this\u00a0morning.\u00a0He\u00a0had\u00a0sex\u00a0with\u00a0me\u00a0last\u00a0night\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0left\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0with\u00a0another\u00a0woman.\u00a0My\u00a0heart\u00a0was\u00a0shattered,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0hated\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0affected\u00a0me\u00a0so\u00a0much.\u00a0Nan,\u00a0feeling\u00a0my\u00a0mood\u00a0shift,\u00a0wrapped\u00a0an\u00a0arm\u00a0through\u00a0mine\u00a0and\u00a0gave\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0reassuring\u00a0squeeze.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0sure\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0nothing,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0whispered\u00a0to\u00a0me.<\/p>\n
She\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0meaning\u00a0for\u00a0Erik to\u00a0hear\u00a0it,\u00a0but\u00a0with\u00a0wolf\u00a0hearing,\u00a0he\u00a0heard\u00a0lier\u00a0clear\u00a0as\u00a0day.\u00a0He\u00a0glanced\u00a0at\u00a0me\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0mirror\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0small\u00a0frown.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0hospital,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0clarified,\u00a0drawing\u00a0my\u00a0attention\u00a0to\u00a0him<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked,\u00a0raising\u00a0my\u00a0brows.<\/p>\n
\u201cRachel,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0clarified.\u00a0\u201cShe\u2019s\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0hospital.\u00a0He\u00a0went\u00a0to\u00a0make\u00a0sure\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0okay.\u00a0Taylor\u00a0called\u00a0him\u00a0this\u00a0morning\u00a0and\u00a0told\u00a0him\u00a0about\u00a0it.\u00a0That\u2019s\u00a0all\u00a0I\u00a0really\u00a0know,\u00a0though.\u201d<\/p>\n
My\u00a0heart\u00a0thudded\u00a0against\u00a0my\u00a0chest;\u00a0many\u00a0different\u00a0scenarios\u00a0played\u00a0out\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0head.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat\u00a0happened?\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0asked.\u00a0\u201cWhy\u00a0is\u00a0she\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0hospital?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019d\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0ask\u00a0him,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0replied.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0not\u00a0entirely\u00a0sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
>><\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s\u00a0all\u00a0the\u00a0information\u00a0you\u00a0have?!\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0practically\u00a0shouted;\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0aware\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0acting\u00a0stupid.\u00a0This\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0Erik\u2019s\u00a0fault,\u00a0nor\u00a0was\u00a0it\u00a0his\u00a0problem.\u00a0I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0being\u00a0fair\u00a0to\u00a0him,\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0look\u00a0Nan\u00a0was\u00a0giving me\u00a0told\u00a0me\u00a0she\u00a0agreed\u00a0with\u00a0my\u00a0internal\u00a0monologue.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0my\u00a0business\u00a0to\u00a0know\u00a0these\u00a0things,\u00a0Judy,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0said\u00a0with\u00a0a\u00a0sigh,\u00a0his\u00a0attention\u00a0on\u00a0the\u00a0road.\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019ll\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0ask\u00a0him\u00a0later.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0sat\u00a0back in\u00a0the\u00a0seat.<\/p>\n
\u201cSorry,\u00a0Erik,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0said\u00a0softly.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0mean\u00a0to\u00a0take\u00a0my\u00a0frustration\u00a0out\u00a0on\u00a0you.\u2018<\/p>\n
He\u00a0nodded\u00a0but\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0say\u00a0anything\u00a0more.<\/p>\n
>><\/p>\n
Soon,\u00a0we\u00a0were\u00a0arriving\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0school.\u00a0We\u00a0said\u00a0our\u00a0goodbyes\u00a0to\u00a0Erik\u00a0before\u00a0heading\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0campus\u00a0grounds.\u00a0The\u00a0school\u00a0was\u00a0packed\u00a0with\u00a0students\u00a0who\u00a0were\u00a0cramming\u00a0for\u00a0their\u00a0finals\u00a0last\u00a0minute.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0so\u00a0nervous,\u201d\u00a0Nan\u00a0admitted.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0know\u00a0we\u00a0are\u00a0prepared\u00a0and\u00a0all,\u00a0but\u00a0still.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0nodded\u00a0in\u00a0agreement.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah,\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0a\u00a0bit\u00a0nervous\u00a0too.\u00a0This\u00a0is\u00a0kind\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0huge\u00a0deal.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHey,\u00a0Judy,\u201d\u00a0Lukas\u00a0said\u00a0as\u00a0we\u00a0entered\u00a0the\u00a0student\u00a0lounge.\u00a0\u201cDid\u00a0you\u00a0get\u00a0anymore\u00a0studying\u00a0done\u00a0this\u00a0weekend?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cA\u00a0little,\u00a0but\u00a0not\u00a0as\u00a0much\u00a0as\u00a0I\u2019d\u00a0like,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0admitted.\u00a0\u201cHow\u00a0about\u00a0you?<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0crammed\u00a0all\u00a0Saturday,\u00a0but\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0do\u00a0much studying\u00a0yesterday,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0told\u00a0me.\u00a0\u201cHopefully,\u00a0it\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0affect\u00a0my\u00a0scores.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAt\u00a0least\u00a0your\u00a0graduation\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0pending\u00a0until\u00a0next\u00a0year,\u201d\u00a0Nan\u00a0told\u00a0him.\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019ll\u00a0be\u00a0fine.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah,\u00a0but\u00a0every\u00a0grade\u00a0counts,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0told\u00a0us.\u00a0\u201cIf\u00a0I\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0pass\u00a0these\u00a0with\u00a0flying\u00a0colors,\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0lose\u00a0my\u00a0scholarship,\u00a0and\u00a0my\u00a0uncle\u00a0will\u00a0force\u00a0me\u00a0home.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s\u00a0not\u00a0paying\u00a0for\u00a0you\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0here?\u201d\u00a0Nan\u00a0asked,\u00a0raising\u00a0her\u00a0brows<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0me\u00a0to\u00a0come\u00a0here\u00a0at\u00a0all\u00a0because\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0so\u00a0close to\u00a0the\u00a0Landry\u00a0territory,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0admitted.\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0only\u00a0way\u00a0he\u00a0allowed\u00a0me\u00a0to\u00a0come\u00a0here\u00a0is\u00a0by\u00a0my\u00a0own\u00a0merits.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u00a0nodded,\u00a0understanding\u00a0why\u00a0this\u00a0was\u00a0so\u00a0important\u00a0to\u00a0him.<\/p>\n
1\/3<\/p>\n
Chapter\u00a0552<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0fine,\u00a0Lukas,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0told\u00a0him.\u00a0\u201cWe\u00a0will\u00a0all be\u00a0fine.\u201d<\/p>\n
+25\u00a0BONUS\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u00a0have\u00a0to\u00a0go,\u201d\u00a0Nan\u00a0said,\u00a0giving\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0brief\u00a0hug.\u00a0\u201cMy\u00a0first\u00a0final\u00a0stars\u00a0soon,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0need\u00a0to\u00a0get\u00a0to\u00a0class\u00a0and\u00a0prepare\u00a0myself.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah,\u00a0I\u00a0should\u00a0probably\u00a0head\u00a0to\u00a0class\u00a0too,\u201d\u00a0I\u00a0say.\u00a0\u201cGood\u00a0luck,\u00a0you\u00a0guys!\u201d<\/p>\n
With\u00a0a\u00a0rapidly\u00a0beating\u00a0heart\u00a0I\u00a0headed\u00a0out\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0student\u00a0lounge\u00a0and\u00a0went\u00a0to\u00a0my\u00a0first\u00a0class.\u00a0There\u00a0were\u00a0already\u00a0some\u00a0students\u00a0doing\u00a0some\u00a0last\u2013minute\u00a0studies\u00a0by the\u00a0time\u00a0I\u00a0reached\u00a0the\u00a0class.\u00a0I\u00a0sat\u00a0down\u00a0in\u00a0my\u00a0seat,\u00a0took\u00a0out\u00a0my\u00a0notebook\u00a0and\u00a0spent\u00a0some\u00a0time\u00a0studying\u00a0myself.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0knew\u00a0this\u00a0material\u00a0inside\u00a0and\u00a0out,\u00a0so\u00a0I\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0sure\u00a0why\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a0so\u00a0nervous.<\/p>\n
Maybe\u00a0because\u00a0my\u00a0head\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0bit\u00a0clouded\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0knew\u00a0this\u00a0distraction\u00a0could\u00a0be\u00a0detrimental.\u00a0The\u00a0teacher\u00a0walked\u00a0into\u00a0the\u00a0classroom,\u00a0putting\u00a0his\u00a0briefcase\u00a0on\u00a0his\u00a0desk\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0turning\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0class\u00a0as\u00a0more\u00a0students\u00a0started\u00a0to\u00a0fill\u00a0the\u00a0seats.<\/p>\n
\u201cWelcome\u00a0to\u00a0your\u00a0final\u00a0day\u00a0in\u00a0this\u00a0class,\u201d\u00a0he\u00a0announced.\u00a0\u201cShall\u00a0we\u00a0begin?\u201d<\/p>\n
Gavin\u2019s\u00a0POV<\/p>\n
I\u00a0hated having\u00a0to\u00a0leave\u00a0Judy\u00a0this\u00a0morning\u00a0to\u00a0go\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0hospital.\u00a0I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0even\u00a0see\u00a0Rachel\u00a0when\u00a0I\u00a0first\u00a0got\u00a0there\u00a0because\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0being\u00a0examined by\u00a0the\u00a0doctor.\u00a0I\u00a0paced\u00a0the\u00a0living\u00a0room,\u00a0my\u00a0heart\u00a0practically\u00a0in\u00a0my throat.<\/p>\n
3\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u00a0grabbed\u00a0my\u00a0phone,\u00a0about\u00a0to\u00a0text\u00a0Judy,\u00a0when\u00a0the\u00a0doorway\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0emergency\u00a0room\u00a0opened\u00a0and\u00a0Dr. Pierce walked\u00a0out.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlpha,\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0ready\u00a0now,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0announced.\u00a0\u2018You\u00a0can\u00a0come\u00a0see\u00a0her.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u00a0let\u00a0out\u00a0a\u00a0breath\u00a0and\u00a0nodded\u00a0as\u00a0I\u00a0followed\u00a0her\u00a0through\u00a0the\u00a0doors\u00a0and\u00a0towards\u00a0the\u00a0room\u00a0Rachel\u00a0was\u00a0in.<\/p>\n
Rachel\u00a0was\u00a0sitting\u00a0up\u00a0in\u00a0bed;\u00a0she\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0look\u00a0like\u00a0someone\u00a0who\u00a0should\u00a0be\u00a0in\u00a0a\u00a0hospital.\u00a0She\u00a0looked\u00a0perfectly\u00a0fine.\u00a0When\u00a0her\u00a0eyes\u00a0met\u00a0mine,\u00a0there\u00a0was\u00a0a\u00a0flash\u00a0of\u00a0something\u00a0in\u00a0them\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0didn\u2019t\u00a0recognize.<\/p>\n
Sara is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland\u2019s breathtaking cold.<\/p>\n
We Built a Kingdom From Ashes That Still Remembered Love by Aila Frost 552 Chapter\u00a0552 Chapter\u00a0552\u00a0 Judy\u2019s\u00a0POV +25\u00a0BONUS\u00a0 I\u00a0should\u00a0have\u00a0known\u00a0that\u2019s\u00a0where\u00a0he\u00a0had\u00a0gone\u00a0this\u00a0morning.\u00a0He\u00a0had\u00a0sex\u00a0with\u00a0me\u00a0last\u00a0night\u00a0and\u00a0then\u00a0left\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0with\u00a0another\u00a0woman.\u00a0My\u00a0heart\u00a0was\u00a0shattered,\u00a0and\u00a0I\u00a0hated\u00a0that\u00a0he\u00a0affected\u00a0me\u00a0so\u00a0much.\u00a0Nan,\u00a0feeling\u00a0my\u00a0mood\u00a0shift,\u00a0wrapped\u00a0an\u00a0arm\u00a0through\u00a0mine\u00a0and\u00a0gave\u00a0me\u00a0a\u00a0reassuring\u00a0squeeze. \u201cI\u2019m\u00a0sure\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0nothing,\u201d\u00a0she\u00a0whispered\u00a0to\u00a0me. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-shadow-slave-by-author-novelnozi-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21620","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21620"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21620\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21620"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21620"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kezpres.xyz\/novelreading\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21620"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}